There comes a moment after a dinner party when all is quiet. The footsteps deaden, the music stops, and the…
Author: Nafeesa Rahman
We must remain vigilant in supporting and protecting the right for students to assemble, protest, and advocate for themselves against institutions geared towards preserving the power of a select, elite few.
For an artist famous for his discreteness, this exhibition’s celebration of Banksy’s oeuvre feels more ironic than iconic.
I’m more allured by that demure woman who mostly lurks in the shadows of the off-stage, with garlands of wildflowers in her hair and brook water dripping off her clothes. I speak, of course, of Ophelia
I recognise that being so far detached from the threat of real violence and cultural erasure, I have the privilege to pick up and leave off my national pride whenever I choose. At the same time, I recognise that so many others in our current world cannot.
Teachers and schools play an indispensable role in creating safe spaces for young people to develop their political consciousness.
Is there a misunderstanding of halal at the University of Sydney?
As an art exhibition, Atmospheric Memory is cool, edgy, and highly intelligent. As an experience however, it is scary, eye-opening, and prescient.
It’s difficult to imagine empathy as problematic – after all isn’t it morally righteous to put ourselves in somebody else’s shoes?
While national and state curricula attempt to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, histories, and experiences are embedded into classrooms, and government policy prioritises that school outcomes for Indigenous students match or better that of their non-Indigenous peers, the implementation is left almost wholly in the hands of teachers.